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Expert Voice

13 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago -

Lloyd's Register is a leading international provider of classification, compliance and advisory services to marine and offshore industries.

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Readying the workhorses of the sea: The path to zero-carbon bulk carriers

November 24, 2023 15:25 - 32 minutes - 60.1 MB

How can bulk owners and operators balance short-term commercial pressures and long-term climate imperatives? What investments, strategies and collaborations can best position fleets for deep decarbonisation? What role do class societies and other stakeholders play in enabling the transition?   This podcast will deliver meaningful insights on what it takes to ‘green’ bulk shipping while balancing commercial realities and climate imperatives.   The dry bulk shipping industry is at a cros...

The perfect secondhand tanker in today's market

February 07, 2023 12:43 - 14 minutes - 26.8 MB

Join Lloyd's Register's Nikolaos Mikas and Riviera Maritime Media's Edwin Lampert in open discussion on these critical points as a panellist on a special Lloyd's Register / Riviera Maritime Media Expert Voices podcast.   Buoyant crude and product tanker markets, delivery dates of 2026 and 2027 for new tonnage and continued uncertainty on fuel choices at the newbuilding stage have propelled sales and purchase activity in the second hand tanker market and set asset values soaring.   This ...

Green Corridors and investment risk to decarbonisation

November 16, 2022 12:42 - 33 minutes - 62 MB

What are the key investment risks? What do green corridors and the Silk Alliance do to address this? Options are limited right now and with high risks. Most are unable to invest in long-term solutions.Collaborations with governments and ports are needed in green corridors to support the investments.Many aspects and challenges remain, but we need to gain exposure and education on them as a first step to solving them.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Closing the loop on shipping's circular economy

July 11, 2022 14:51 - 33 minutes - 23 MB

Shipping has focused on fuels as the one factor it can control in the push to decarbonise, but the creation of a truly sustainable industry will require a more holistic ‘lifecycle’ approach.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A ship to lead the way. Demonstrating change through collaboration.

April 22, 2022 14:19 - 23 minutes - 32.3 MB

This episode of the Aronnax Podcast featuring Lloyd’s Register brings together the shipowner, ship designer, and the two cargo owners to look at the story of With Orca.  We discuss what the Approval in Principle means for shipping, Norway and the confidence to change. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Defining sustainability criteria for marine fuels

March 23, 2021 11:56 - 27 minutes - 9.58 MB

In a podcast moderated by Lloyd’s List managing editor Richard Meade, the Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI) and Lloyd’s Register bring together industry experts to talk about why the sustainability of marine fuels needs to be taken into account alongside price, availability and technical feasibility considerations.   SSI recently published the white paper Defining sustainability criteria for zero and low carbon marine fuels which sets out sustainability issues and principles surroundi...

The rise and future of LNG as a fuel in maritime

February 11, 2021 13:29 - 23 minutes - 10.7 MB

In this podcast, we discuss liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a fuel and how it has come to prominence in the past decade. We consider how it’s addressing the industry requirements as well as the risk and opportunities associated with its use. Our experts also cast an eye into the future, assessing LNG’s role in the fuel mix given an evolving regulatory landscape. In this conversation hosted by Nicola Good, the head of Brand and External relations for Marine and Offshore at Lloyd’s Register, w...

How has seafarer wellbeing been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic?

December 13, 2020 11:40 - 29 minutes - 10.1 MB

This time around, we talk about how seafarer wellbeing has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Our discussion will be framed by the recent survey Lloyd’s Register (LR) undertook with the UK Chamber of Shipping and the Mission to Seafarers that assessed the impact of COVID-19 on the maritime workforce. This online survey was targeted at employees across the global maritime industry and ran for three months between June and September 2020. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...

Remote capability – equivalence and beyond

October 06, 2020 08:55 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MB

This time around, we are talking about remote capability and how the COVID-19 crisis has transformed the maritime industry's appetite and acceptance of remote technologies. Across the board, classification societies have seen an increase in remote surveys, but our conversation will focus on developments; how equivalence must evolve to enhance the efficiency of remote capability. What technologies will we need to employ to drive further efficiencies in remote capability, and what will the nex...

Driving change in ship recycling: Stakeholder perspectives

June 15, 2020 10:35 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MB

In a question and answers session, moderated by Lloyd’s List, four sustainability experts share their insights on how data reporting and transparency are increasingly playing a role in driving change within ship recycling. Evaluating the impact of shifting ESG funding dynamics and the emergence of the circular economy. Norden’s Kristina Kunigenas, Standard Chartered’s Roger Charles along with with Lloyd’s Register’s Jennifer Riley-James and Andrew Stephen of the Sustainable Shipping Initiativ...

The countdown to IMO 2020 - part 2

May 21, 2020 09:40 - 42 minutes - 39 MB

In partnership with Petrospot, LR hosted a two part expert panel debate with industry leading specialists to focus on the issues facing the shipping industry in light of the IMO 2020 regulation. Areas of discussion: Availability of compliant fuels The role of ports in the switchover Fuel Oil Non-Availability Reports and the importance of proactive fuel management and training Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The countdown to IMO 2020 - part 1

May 21, 2020 09:38 - 50 minutes - 45.9 MB

In partnership with Petrospot, LR hosted a two part expert panel debate with industry leading specialists to focus on the issues facing the shipping industry in light of the IMO 2020 regulation. Areas of discussion: Availability of compliant fuels The role of ports in the switchover Fuel Oil Non-Availability Reports and the importance of proactive fuel management and training Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Beyond IMO 2020

May 11, 2020 10:47 - 1 hour - 71 MB

January’s implementation of the 0.5% global cap on marine fuels progressed relatively smoothly as most industry stakeholders had done their homework and were prepared for the transition. But the start of 2020 has not been straightforward. The ferocity of the COVID-19 outbreak and the resulting widespread economic disruption, spreading from east to west, has interrupted supply chains and affected all the main shipping sectors. The months ahead will be testing as businesses grapple with the f...